1. Sedation dentistry = awesomeness. I don’t remember a thing. I do still have quite the bruise at the IV site on my hand, but I can deal with that. Waking up wasn’t too bad. I was kind of dizzy and seeing double most the way home, but I didn’t feel nauseous at all.
2. Sorry Mr. Garrison, but drugs are good. I was given prescriptions for heavy-duty ibuprofen and Vicodin. I’ve relied mainly on the Tylenol. I’m really not too impressed with the Vicodin. It just makes me really hot…
3. Being able to eat nothing but ice cream isn’t as great as it sounds. As much as I like potatoes and ice cream, I’m over the mushy food thing. The first few days were terrible. That Ensure stuff is totally disgusting. Who even drinks it? It’s so thick and sweet. Just awful. Surprisingly Ramen noodles went pretty well over the weekend as long as I chopped them into itty bitty pieces. I attempted to eat some chicken on Sunday and that was a mistake. I’m up to overcooked pasta and soup now. And Culver’s French fries (yay for floppy fries!) My dietary restrictions have definitely made it easy to resist all the junk that’s been showing up at work this week. But man, I’d kill for a hamburger… or really anything with protein. I find it hilarious that on the paperwork they sent home with me they suggest eating macaroni and cheese on the day after surgery. Ha! And then they warn against Doritos. I won’t be eating Doritos for a long time still… Actually I don't even like Doritos...but anything Dorito-like is off the menu for a while.
4. It sucks being a side sleeper. The first couple of nights I had to sleep on my back, propped up on pillows. As much as that annoyed Carly (she kept sliding down the pillow), it annoyed me even more. I’m a dedicated side sleeper. I usually start on my left side and alternate each time I get up at night. (Hello OCD.) I haven’t been able to sleep on my right side at all since that side definitely got the worst of it and is still sore pretty much 24/7, drugs be damned.
5. Cat are cuddly. Ok, kind of a cop out “duh” bullet point here, but there’s nothing better than looking up from your drugged haze and seeing all kinds of kitties keeping you company. I spent a lot of time in bed the first two days and I usually had one, two, or three furry companions. They say cats can tell when you’re feeling lousy and they tend to hang around you more then.
6. Roads around here SUCK. Driving is still kind of painful. Every bump jostles my jaw around. It doesn’t help that the roads are full of dips and bumps and holes and dents.
7. Tea does a body good. On the day of surgery I was supposed to change the gauze in my mouth every hour and a half or so until it was light pink. I kept up with that but I just would not stop bleeding. Not too surprising really – I have a history of being a gusher. After work Adam went back up to the doctor’s office to get more gauze since we were burning through what they gave us that morning pretty quickly. He came home with some teabags which he proceeded to stick in my mouth. (Wow, does that sound DIRTY out of context or what…) Apparently there’s something in tea that’s supposed to help with clotting. It was interesting… kind of like brewing a really strong cup of tea directly in your mouth. And it seemed to work – it got the bleeding stopped enough that I could take the gauze out overnight.
So that's the main stuff.
This has been the longest week ever. I cannot wait for the day I wake up and don't have an aching face. And two in the afternoon is my new least favorite time. It seems that's the time my jaw decides it's done for the day and it just kills me until I leave work. I think there's something with the AC that bothers it.
Given the choice again, I don't know that I would have had this done. The teeth bothered me occasionally, but it was really not a big deal. The main reason I went through with it is because the teeth were all falling apart anyway and with how teeny my mouth is it made more sense to just rip the suckers out than try and fix them.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Happy House-iversary!
Four years in, another year, another handful of cash gone. Or maybe four handfuls. This year we were plagued with a variety of issues. Some due to the age of the house, some due to the stupidity of the builders and former owners, some due to lapses in our luck.
I had mentioned in the recap post last year that Adam had started on a bathroom in the basement. Here's the finished product:
Nothing too fancy, but useful for sudden bathroom urges Adam may get while working in his shop. Or when we're stuck in the basement for the ten millionth time because of tornadoes.
We also got a steam cleaner this year. With four cats, accidents are a part of life. It was much easier to clean the carpets with this thing every once in a while. It works great.
We were forced to buy a new vacuum cleaner as well. For some unexplainable reason the power cord of the one we had just fell off one day. Uncool...
Toward the end of the season last year our lawn mower crapped out. The engine seized or something. Of course it was past any warranty period and to fix it would have cost almost as much as just buying a new one. So we bought a new one:
At some point our programmable thermostat died too. Not sure what happened there, but one day it just didn't work. So we had to replace that.
A trip to Door County necessitated a wine fridge purchase:
My love of buying in bulk necessitated getting a vacuum sealer:
(PS - it's awesome!)
More random electrical activity resulted in a new light fixture in the hall bathroom:
and a new ceiling fan in the dining room:
Unfortunate gravity issues resulted in a new exhaust fan (with a light!) for the master bath (the old one literally fell out of the ceiling):
and a new sump pump. Again.
We invested in a sleeper sofa to replace the guest bed that we disposed of a while back.
Adam built me a new desk since the one I had was precariously leaning:
We got new screens for the bay window and the big window in the master bedroom. Pet proof screening and hopefully bug deterrent as well.
After someone stole the top half of our mailbox on Easter Sunday we replaced it with one that's bolted down.
And that's the big stuff. We did other minor things - put a new showerhead in the hall bathroom, replaced the curtains in the living room with vertical blinds, moved the dryer vent after it blew open and exploded lint everywhere, replaced the ice maker hose, tore down part of the shop wall to waterproof a leak. It's neverending.
Coming up: Thanks to a freak hail storm in April and a particularly generous insurance adjuster, our entire roof, siding, and gutters will be replaced in the next month or so. Our blue house will soon be a green house.
Nothing else planned, but you never know what will break next.
I had mentioned in the recap post last year that Adam had started on a bathroom in the basement. Here's the finished product:
Nothing too fancy, but useful for sudden bathroom urges Adam may get while working in his shop. Or when we're stuck in the basement for the ten millionth time because of tornadoes.
We also got a steam cleaner this year. With four cats, accidents are a part of life. It was much easier to clean the carpets with this thing every once in a while. It works great.
We were forced to buy a new vacuum cleaner as well. For some unexplainable reason the power cord of the one we had just fell off one day. Uncool...
Toward the end of the season last year our lawn mower crapped out. The engine seized or something. Of course it was past any warranty period and to fix it would have cost almost as much as just buying a new one. So we bought a new one:
At some point our programmable thermostat died too. Not sure what happened there, but one day it just didn't work. So we had to replace that.
A trip to Door County necessitated a wine fridge purchase:
My love of buying in bulk necessitated getting a vacuum sealer:
(PS - it's awesome!)
More random electrical activity resulted in a new light fixture in the hall bathroom:
and a new ceiling fan in the dining room:
Unfortunate gravity issues resulted in a new exhaust fan (with a light!) for the master bath (the old one literally fell out of the ceiling):
and a new sump pump. Again.
We invested in a sleeper sofa to replace the guest bed that we disposed of a while back.
Adam built me a new desk since the one I had was precariously leaning:
We got new screens for the bay window and the big window in the master bedroom. Pet proof screening and hopefully bug deterrent as well.
After someone stole the top half of our mailbox on Easter Sunday we replaced it with one that's bolted down.
And that's the big stuff. We did other minor things - put a new showerhead in the hall bathroom, replaced the curtains in the living room with vertical blinds, moved the dryer vent after it blew open and exploded lint everywhere, replaced the ice maker hose, tore down part of the shop wall to waterproof a leak. It's neverending.
Coming up: Thanks to a freak hail storm in April and a particularly generous insurance adjuster, our entire roof, siding, and gutters will be replaced in the next month or so. Our blue house will soon be a green house.
Nothing else planned, but you never know what will break next.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
QOTD
What kind of milk do you buy?Skim, definitely. Haven't had anything else in years. Although recently I've started buying Silk for my occasional morning Starbucks Mocha Frappucino rip-off attempts. I seem to be able to handle real milk on cereal but if I drink it straight up or in a smoothie it makes me sick. Weird. The thing with Silk though is it's got the same consistency as 2% milk - thick and slimy. Not so appetizing. I can't even imagine what whole milk is like - chewy?
Unrelated photo: JC playing peek-a-boo
Friday, May 27, 2011
QOTD
What was the longest flight you’ve ever been on?I've been transatlantic to France twice. First in 1998, second in 2003.
The 1998 flight seemed much longer than the 8 or 9 hours it was because we flew Detroit to Paris on KLM (Northwest.) This was before all the cool technology with video screens on each seat back. I was bored. And the food was scary. And we got bumped on the way back in Detroit. Hello jetlag!
The 2003 flight also seemed very long. This time it was Atlanta to Paris on Air France and while the airplane was 1000 times better, I was in a window seat in a row of three and the girl next to me must have had a yeast infection and wasn't wearing any underwear. I was thisclose to barfing by the time we finally got to the gate and into fresh air. The flight back was much better this time...except for that 12 hour layover in Atlanta where I had to try to make my brain work to get a ride to the hotel that the travel agent had set up for me...that sucked.
La Tour et moi (1998):
Thursday, May 26, 2011
QOTD
Do you think you could ever go by your initials rather than your first name?One of the ladies at work does call me MP occasionally...so I guess it might work. ML? Not so much.
Unrelated photo: Here's the newest cat toy - a bird feeder right outside the bay window in the living room. Aaah, nature!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
QOTD
How much does your cat weigh?
Not sure about Connor - he's a skinny thing,
but JC is 11 pounds six ounces,
Ted is 15 pounds,
and Carly, the trouble child, tips the scales at... well, now a lady never reveals her weight.
(a lady also probably doesn't lay like that, but what can you do?)
Not sure about Connor - he's a skinny thing,
but JC is 11 pounds six ounces,
Ted is 15 pounds,
and Carly, the trouble child, tips the scales at... well, now a lady never reveals her weight.
(a lady also probably doesn't lay like that, but what can you do?)
Monday, May 23, 2011
QOTD
from that's my answer!
Totally unrelated cat photo:
Do you listen to the radio or your own collection of music more?I listen to the radio when I'm in the car - usually NPR because I'm a nerd. WIXX if they seem to be stuck on boring political topics on 89.3. At work I have my iPod playing a weird mix of Britney Spears (and her pop ilk), Van Halen (and their 80s hair band ilk), and Scottish bagpipe music. At home I listen to iTunes when I'm working on something on the computer.
Totally unrelated cat photo:
Thursday, May 19, 2011
atrophy
In the past few weeks I’ve started posts but they always descended into something I figured I shouldn’t publish. Between work, the weather, and life in general, the past month plus has been a little rough. Things have happened, but I’m not going to bother to recap. Doesn’t really matter. If it did you would have asked what was up already.
So (un?)fortunately for you, that haiku I wrote about taking a cat’s temperature rectally will never see the light of day.
But I figured I should at least get one more entry in before the world ends on Saturday…
So (un?)fortunately for you, that haiku I wrote about taking a cat’s temperature rectally will never see the light of day.
But I figured I should at least get one more entry in before the world ends on Saturday…
Saturday, April 02, 2011
In a Rare Moment of Companionship...
(Or perhaps sleep-induced tolerance) I give you Carly and JC, fellow loveseat nappers.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Blah (and kitties!)
Adam commented that it had been a few weeks since I posted anything here. True. Lack of motivation, inspiration, subject matter.
Whatever lame excuse you want.
So, instead I'll post some cuddly kitty pictures:
Two kitties squished inside a kitty. It's mind-bending! (or not)
Kitties cuddled up in the warmest spot in the house - directly in front of the fireplace.
And our new sleeper sofa. In the time it took me to walk from the office to the kitchen and come back with the camera, Connor had already installed himself on the new sleeping surface.
Whatever lame excuse you want.
So, instead I'll post some cuddly kitty pictures:
Two kitties squished inside a kitty. It's mind-bending! (or not)
Kitties cuddled up in the warmest spot in the house - directly in front of the fireplace.
And our new sleeper sofa. In the time it took me to walk from the office to the kitchen and come back with the camera, Connor had already installed himself on the new sleeping surface.
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Fox Cities PAC - the New Season
The PAC announced their new season this morning - see their brochure here.
As current Broadway Across America season ticket holders we got priority renewal treatment and a discount for early-bird renewal. When we saw the line-up for next year it was pretty much a no brainer.
On the docket:
October: Billy Elliot
November: Les Mis
February: Million Dollar Quartet
March: Mary Poppins
April: West Side Story
We stuck with our third-tier Wednesday night box seats. Should be fun!
It's kind of funny - Jane (from bells) and I were talking about this on Monday and when we named the shows we'd most like to see come to the PAC hers was Les Mis and mine was West Side Story. What luck!
As current Broadway Across America season ticket holders we got priority renewal treatment and a discount for early-bird renewal. When we saw the line-up for next year it was pretty much a no brainer.
On the docket:
October: Billy Elliot
November: Les Mis
February: Million Dollar Quartet
March: Mary Poppins
April: West Side Story
We stuck with our third-tier Wednesday night box seats. Should be fun!
It's kind of funny - Jane (from bells) and I were talking about this on Monday and when we named the shows we'd most like to see come to the PAC hers was Les Mis and mine was West Side Story. What luck!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
One Year Ago...
For whatever reason, we lost a great person.
On the one hand, it's hard to believe it's been a year already. But on the other... let's just say it's been a long year.
I knew him for such a short time - only a handful of years. But what a wonderful person he was. So welcoming, so non-judgemental. He did his best to make me (and, I'd imagine, everyone) feel at home in a place where at times I feel like such an outsider. I can't imagine what it's like for those who knew him for so much longer, for their entire life.
I'm not particularly religious, I readily admit that I go mostly for the bell choir, and it's a testament to the kind of man Fr Mike was that he was able to affect my life so much in such a short amount of time. Fr Jim is a nice guy and seems to genuinely want to make a difference at St. Mary's. But it's just not the same.
On the one hand, it's hard to believe it's been a year already. But on the other... let's just say it's been a long year.
I knew him for such a short time - only a handful of years. But what a wonderful person he was. So welcoming, so non-judgemental. He did his best to make me (and, I'd imagine, everyone) feel at home in a place where at times I feel like such an outsider. I can't imagine what it's like for those who knew him for so much longer, for their entire life.
I'm not particularly religious, I readily admit that I go mostly for the bell choir, and it's a testament to the kind of man Fr Mike was that he was able to affect my life so much in such a short amount of time. Fr Jim is a nice guy and seems to genuinely want to make a difference at St. Mary's. But it's just not the same.
Monday, February 21, 2011
2011 Awards Season: Toy Story 3
My Comments:
So cute! I remember the first one, I vaguely recall the second. This one seemed to have a lot more layers than the first two. Oh, what ten years will do! Oh, and Mr. Pricklepants? - bwahahahaha. Lots of great new characters. There were some sad moments. There were some hilarious moments. There were some risque moments when I had to double check that yes, this movie was rated G. I'm thinking the Pixar people hoped some things went over the kids' heads. Anywho, well done again Woody and Buzz.
My Grade: A
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
29 on 2-9
So what is that... a bronze birthday or something? I say it should be celebrated, although I suppose a great majority of the population would never experience it...
Anyway.
Today is my birthday.
Today I get to participate in a full physical inventory - the third one we've done in the last 6 months.
Today I get to go to work early.
Today I get to bring in cookie bars for everyone. Adam made them. He's awesome.
Today I get to crawl around the warehouse trying to see tiny numbers on pallet tags.
Today I get to sit in a conference room with a laptop and five or six other people, trying to reconcile inventory counts.
Today I get to tell everyone I have to leave at 4:30 even though I'm sure we won't be done yet.
Today I get to go out to dinner, although I still haven't decided where we're going yet.
Today I get to see "Wicked" for the second time. It should be great.
Today I get to go to The Bar and drink for free. Not that I will. But I could. Ok, maybe just one.
Today I get to make my last claim that I'm not 30 yet.
Happy Birthday to Me.
Anyway.
Today is my birthday.
Today I get to participate in a full physical inventory - the third one we've done in the last 6 months.
Today I get to go to work early.
Today I get to bring in cookie bars for everyone. Adam made them. He's awesome.
Today I get to crawl around the warehouse trying to see tiny numbers on pallet tags.
Today I get to sit in a conference room with a laptop and five or six other people, trying to reconcile inventory counts.
Today I get to tell everyone I have to leave at 4:30 even though I'm sure we won't be done yet.
Today I get to go out to dinner, although I still haven't decided where we're going yet.
Today I get to see "Wicked" for the second time. It should be great.
Today I get to go to The Bar and drink for free. Not that I will. But I could. Ok, maybe just one.
Today I get to make my last claim that I'm not 30 yet.
Happy Birthday to Me.
Saturday, February 05, 2011
2011 Awards Season: The Town
My Comments:
Not the most boring plot ever, but I was still kind of bored. That and I couldn't help having Vicky Cristina Barcelona flashbacks the whole time. Sorry, but Rebecca Hall needs to work on her acting. And Ben, I'm pretty sure the people of Boston don't say "F***" so much. Really unnecessary. Overall, not a terrible movie, but not really my kind of thing. Too much gratuitous swearing and gunfighting. Oh, and the fact that Jon Hamm showed up automatically drops it half a grade. Cannot. Stand. Him!!
My Grade: C-
Sunday, January 30, 2011
** Random Thoughts **
** Yes, woo, Packers going to the Super Bowl. Seriously though, I'm already tired of hearing about it. And it's still a week away. Gah. **
** Power outage at a plant with 23 blown film lines? Damn near catastrophic. Only thing worse? Fire. **
** For the first time ever we have to pay more taxes to the Federal government. State pretty much offsets, but still. Boo! **
** I heart Nicki Minaj. The best skit last night on SNL was because of her. **
** I manned up and scheduled my wisdom teeth extraction surgery. June 9 @ 8am. Double boo! **
** Wicked in T-10! **
** I'm over this winter thing. Groundhog - you better not see your shadow... **
** Power outage at a plant with 23 blown film lines? Damn near catastrophic. Only thing worse? Fire. **
** For the first time ever we have to pay more taxes to the Federal government. State pretty much offsets, but still. Boo! **
** I heart Nicki Minaj. The best skit last night on SNL was because of her. **
** I manned up and scheduled my wisdom teeth extraction surgery. June 9 @ 8am. Double boo! **
** Wicked in T-10! **
** I'm over this winter thing. Groundhog - you better not see your shadow... **
2011 Awards Season: Inception
My Comments:
It took about two and a half weeks for us to get around to watching this movie. Not only is the thing two and half hours long (grr!!), but we were both sick for awhile and my brain was having enough trouble trying to comprehend how so much snot could be in my nose. I didn't think I'd have the ability to try and understand a movie that was hyped as very confusing in that condition.
All in all, I don't know what all the fuss was about. Maybe I totally missed something, but once it actually got to the plot it wasn't that confusing. Intriguing, yes. But confusing? I don't know. Christopher Nolan always makes really great movies with lots of awesome special effects and thought-provoking plot points. But it's not like this was The Matrix or something. I STILL don't know what that one was all about...
Anywho, good movie, not sure it's the best yet since I've seen so few of them so far, but I was definitely impressed.
My Grade: A-
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Oscars!
Nominations this morning added a whopping 12 titles to the list:
Biutiful
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
I Am Love
The Tempest
The Way Back
The Wolfman
Tron: Legacy
Unstoppable
Salt
Hereafter
Iron Man 2
Another Year
Argh. I might start eliminating stupid categories like sound editing...
Biutiful
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
I Am Love
The Tempest
The Way Back
The Wolfman
Tron: Legacy
Unstoppable
Salt
Hereafter
Iron Man 2
Another Year
Argh. I might start eliminating stupid categories like sound editing...
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